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B-211484 1 (1983-12-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadllt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER ENERAL OECISION . ) OP THE UNITEO STATE. 8 WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-211484 DATE: December 13, 1983 MATTER OF: West Coast Fire Service, Inc. DIGEST: 1. GAO will not review an agency decision to perform work with its own employees rather than to contract out except in limited circumstances not present here. 2. Claim for bid preparation costs is denied where the claimant has not shown that the agency abused its discretion in canceling solicitation. West Coast Fire Service, Inc. (West Coast), claims bid preparation costs for itself and all other qualified bidders because of the cancellation of invitation for bids (IFB) No. F42650-82-B-3337 issued by Ogden Air Logistics Center (Ogden), Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The claim for bid preparation costs is denied. Ogden issued the IFB, a 100-percent small business set-aside for fuels management services, on January 14, 1983. The solicitation was for a cost comparison study in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 to determine whether the Air Force should contract out or continue in-house performance of the required services. The bid opening date originally scheduled for March 2, 1983, was extended to March 16, 1983. On March 11, 1983, the bid opening date was extended indefinitely. On April 6, 1983, the IFB was canceled and all bids were returned unopened. At the time the IFB was issued, the contracting officer fully expected to make an award in the event that it was more cost effective to contract out rather than retain in-house the required services. However, recognizing the possibility that the solicitation might be canceled at any time prior to award due to a change in Air Force policy, the contracting officer included the following clause in the solicitation:

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